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Nah, the support brackets are still there. If anything, they may add a second board. Gots to pay for all these new players somehow!

Isn't it trippy seeing the field level like that? Reminds me of the Shea and Yankee demos.

Also, did you guys notice the outfield wall scoreboards are gone? I'm sure they were removed with the LED ribbon boards just to protect them from all the construction going on. They will probably add the video boards above the pavilions last. Today is my last day of school, I will go down to the Stadium myself on Thursday and try to investigate the matter further.

No one can make you
Do what they want to
You know you're stronger
Than the lies
That they tell you

I went to a game in LA in August. First took the tour in the day and hit the game at night. 70 degrees, light breeze, great crowd, beautiful park. I thought I was in heaven. I didn't think they needed to do anything.

I went to a game in LA in August. First took the tour in the day and hit the game at night. 70 degrees, light breeze, great crowd, beautiful park. I thought I was in heaven. I didn't think they needed to do anything.

I went to a game in LA in August. First took the tour in the day and hit the game at night. 70 degrees, light breeze, great crowd, beautiful park. I thought I was in heaven. I didn't think they needed to do anything.

That might be how you feel, but the ownership needed the renovations in order to compete with the rest of baseball.

Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.

If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.

It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

kasten wants to eliminate the benches and make them seats to connect with the rest of the seating bowl

I like this. I've never been a fan of benches. And since you said that the outfield seating will be connected to the grandstand, it'll be interesting to see how the bullpens will be re-designed. Will they finish all of this 100% by Opening Day or will it be like the Kauffman renovations (year-by-year processs)?

Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.

If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.

The Dodgers clubhouse, considered the third smallest clubhouse in baseball behind only Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, will be expanded to more than double its current size, while the visitors clubhouse on the third base side will be expanded by roughly half. The visitors side will also get its own workout room and batting cage, eliminating the need for opposing players to walk through the Dodgers' side to use the one workout room and batting case on the third base side of the stadium.

So are they flip-flopping the dugouts? Home dugout is now on the 1st base side?

Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.

If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.

^ How could a clubhouse be on the opposite side of the field from its associated dugout?

It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

Wouldn't that be a bit of a problem for the team that has to walk clear across the stadium in order to get to their clubhouse?

It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

That explains why the home dugout is on the 3B side at Dodger Stadium. Normally, you'd want your dugout to be on the 1B side because it's a shorter walk for a batter back to the bench after he makes an out. Not 100% sure about this, but I think majority of the MLB ballparks have their home dugout on the 1B side.

Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.

If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.

That explains why the home dugout is on the 3B side at Dodger Stadium. Normally, you'd want your dugout to be on the 1B side because it's a shorter walk for a batter back to the bench after he makes an out. Not 100% sure about this, but I think majority of the MLB ballparks have their home dugout on the 1B side.

I remember when I was in college Florida state for years had been 3rd base and the cheering section there purposely faced it, but then when they renovated they realized they had more room on the 1st base side to expand the clubhouse so they switched sides.

The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.